It’s been one year since Arjun Kapoor stepped into one of his most spine-chilling roles, Danger Lanka from Singham Again. Today, the Rohit Shetty directorial completes one year of its original release, and while the film featured a gripping plot, Arjun Kapoor set the film’s tone and thrill as Danger Lanka, his most talked-about character that dominated discussion and fan edits, creating a frenzy all over the internet.
With a dense beard, ruffled hair, heavy physique, chilling gaze, blood, knives and dialogues that lingered long after they were delivered, Arjun introduced a new villain of today’s Bollywood. One that does not use a weapon to cause any destruction, but causes it nevertheless.
Ever since Arjun began his film career, the audiences have often seen him in roles of a lover boy. Though he has also stepped foot into thrilling, dramatic roles, no character came as close to Danger Lanka, and that daring step to embody a rugged villain at times when actors often play safe is what made him a standout – a deal that actually made him a hero of Singham Again. When audiences revisit the film, one sure-shot element they remember is Danger Lanka, thanks to Arjun Kapoor’s guts to pull it off with such believability that brought a sense of realism to the challenging character.
The film featured characters with interesting flavours, including Bajirao Singham, Simmba, Veer Sooryavanshi, ACP Satya and many more, but what audiences remember the most is Danger Lanka, and their admiration towards the character only proves that Arjun Kapoor’s portrayal was the film’s actual essence.
